STREAMLINERS
Stella Ward has a diverse work experience in various positions. Stella is currently serving as the Chief Executive at Streamliners since 2024. Prior to this, they worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise from 2022 to 2024, where they held multiple roles, including PointNext Sales Lead, PointNext Sales Lead NZ, and HPE Hybrid Cloud Services. Before that, they were the Executive Director of Government Cloud Programme at the Department of Internal Affairs (NZ) in 2021. In 2020, they worked as an Independent Agent - Director, Digital and Technology Leadership, Experienced Executive. From 2018 to 2020, they served as the Chief Digital Officer at Canterbury and West Coast DHBs. Stella also has experience as an Executive Director Allied Health at Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board from 2010 to 2020. Stella began their career as the Director Allied Health at Counties Manukau District Health Board from 2004 to 2010.
Stella Ward obtained a Master's degree in Health Sciences (MHSc) from the University of Otago in 2001. Stella also holds a Bachelor's degree in Speech Language Therapy (BSLT) from the University of Canterbury. Additionally, Stella has completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD. Stella is also a Fellow of Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ).
STREAMLINERS
At Streamliners, we improve the health and wellbeing of people around the world by enabling: Community – collaborating globally for local impact Conversations – agreeing about what will work around here Clarity – offering clear guidance at the point of care Streamliners was started in the year 2000 by Emma Harding and Ian Anderson with the specific aim of giving front-line staff in a wide range of industries the information they need and trust to get on with their jobs quickly, safely and confidently. We choose to work in high trust relationships with health, social care, and education organisations in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Over the decades Streamliners’ focus has narrowed to the health, social care and education sectors. We’ve developed a Platform of core content, standards, processes, methods, and software that enable us to deliver services and value to our customers at scale, while supporting necessary local variation. We enable our customers to collaborate through networks such as the well-established HealthPathways Community. Streamliners employs over 100 staff and contractors to develop and deliver its services. The majority are based in Christchurch New Zealand, with others in Australia and the United Kingdom. We are proud of our special partnerships with the NHS North England Commissioning Support Unit and the internationally recognised Canterbury integrated health and social care system.